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Intro

This article covers how to disable or re-enable tiles in a DataFlow, including using the Select upstream and Select downstream options to manage groups of tiles.

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Access Disable Tiles

You can disable and enable Magic ETL tiles from the Magic ETL authoring canvas. Learn more about the Magic ETL authoring canvas.

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Disable/Re-Enable Tiles

Tip: You can also disable or re-enable an individual tile by using the toggle in the upper-right corner of its configuration panel.
Follow these steps to disable tiles in your DataFlow:
  1. On your Magic ETL DataFlow canvas, highlight one or more tiles.
  2. Right-click the highlighted tiles.
  3. Choose Disable actions from the shortcut menu.
  4. Verify that the selected tile or tiles—and all downstream tiles—have been disabled.
  5. Save your changes.
Follow these steps to re-enable tiles in your DataFlow:
  1. On your Magic ETL DataFlow canvas, highlight the disabled tile or tiles.
  2. Right-click the highlighted tile or tiles.
  3. Choose Enable actions from the shortcut menu.
  4. Verify that the selected tile or tiles—and all downstream tiles—have been re-enabled.
  5. Save your changes.
Note: You can find the same menu options available in the shortcut menu by going to the menu in the left pane of your Magic ETL DataFlow canvas.

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Select Upstream/Downstream Tiles

To select all tiles upstream or downstream from a highlighted tile or group of tiles, follow these steps:
  1. On your Magic ETL authoring canvas, highlight one or more tiles.
  2. Right-click the selected tiles, and then select Select upstream. All tiles directly upstream from the selection are highlighted.
  3. To select downstream tiles, right-click another tile or group of tiles, and then select Select downstream. All tiles directly downstream from the selection are highlighted.
  4. Save your changes.